After lunch, everyone rested in the room for more than an hour, and gathered in the hall at half past one punctually. Eternal Sleep is surrounded by forests on both sides, with a huge lake known as the Moon River to the north, and Sunset Square to the south, the only way they enter.

It's a completely closed town.

The forests on the east and west sides are collectively known as the Eternal Night Forest, but in the past few days, when they asked about the whereabouts of the children's disappearance, they also vaguely got some information about the Eternal Night Forest, whether it was the mayor's daughter who broke into it decades ago, or Alice entered it without permission, it was the eastern forest. Therefore, the focus of their search is also on the forest in the east, after all, the west is not connected to the forest in the east, it can be said that Eternal Sleep Town has cut off this forest, and they don't need to spend time on the useless side, because they don't have much time.

"That castle should be in the deepest part of the forest, although there is a rule in the town not to enter the forest, but over the years there will always be people who can't stop their curiosity to go in and see, they will definitely not go into the depths, but there must be many people walking on the edge of the forest." Xu Qingran looked down at the dirt on the ground as he spoke, stepping on it was very steady, not very soft, and it was indeed a way to be walked by, "If the castle was too outside, it should have been discovered a long time ago, and there would be no need for the witch to use the spy crow to find that castle." ”

"Well, so I think we can just walk into the forest for another ten minutes or so, wait until the trees get denser and the temperature starts to get colder, and then spread out to look for clues." Jun Yao nodded, she carried a beige burlap bag in her hand, and every few steps, she would reach into the bag and grab a handful of fine sand and sprinkle it on the ground. This is a very common way recognition skill, in order to improve recognition, Jun Yao also specially rummaged through the cabinets in the kitchen of the restaurant for a while, and then found the pigment bottle. So Jun Yao took the bottle of pigment, grabbed a bag full of sand in the transitional sand that was about to enter the forest, and then dyed it red with the pigment.

No one objected to Jun Yao's proposal, and it naturally became their plan. After walking in the forest for about fifteen minutes, the trees before them were much darker in color, and the trunks were much thicker than they had seen on the way before, and everyone knew that they had truly walked into the forest.

"Then let's divide into groups, search here in groups of two, watch the time, and meet here in an hour." Xu Qingran began to assign the members of the group, and the dangers in the forest were unknowable, so when distributing, Xu Qingran matched the novices with those who had a rich number of props and strong life-saving ability.

So Xu lightly dyed Jiang Xian's group, Ai Yu Shen Junyao group, Lin Mo Chen Yang group, Yin Weiyu Zhao Xiao group.

"Watch the time, then we're going this way." Ai Yu pointed to the left front and shook the hotel key in his hand, the small clock hanging on it was very useful in the absence of a mobile phone, because it could convey time information. Because he was in a group with Jun Yao, Ai Yu was not worried that the two of them would get lost in it, after all, there was red sand as a mark.

Lin Mo drew a very complicated and cumbersome looking talisman with blood on a stout tree, then she closed her eyes to confirm the effectiveness of the talisman array, and after confirming that it was correct, she looked at Chen Yang, "Then let's go this way, shall we?" ”

"Well, it's all up to Sister Lin's arrangement." Chen Yang nodded and followed Lin Mo in the direction of the right front.

A red thread suddenly appeared in Yin Weiyu's hand, she tied one end of the thread to the trunk of the tree where Lin Mo drew the charm, and then walked towards the right rear, she beckoned Zhao Xiao to follow, "Don't worry, you won't get lost if you have this." ”

[Luna Line: A special prop that allows you to hold two different items at random at both ends of the line, that is, to generate a locked state. If both ends are non-human, they live and die together; If one section is human and the other end is non-human, it can teleport to the location of the non-human party at the fastest speed; If both ends are human, they share the damage from the outside world, and at the same time, the two sides share their perceptions and can swap places when necessary. The Luna Line can be destroyed by external forces, and if it is destroyed, both sides will be damaged. The Luna thread can also be untied by the owner of the warp. The cooldown can only be used three times in a mission. 】

Jiang Xian took a step forward and put down the props, which were a small civet statue, which was placed in front of the tree where Lin Mo and Yin Weiyu had both used props. Jiang Xian inserted the statue into the soil, and then pressed it vigorously around it, and after confirming its stability, she patted the soil on her hand and looked at Xu Qingran, "Then are we going this way?" ”

Xu Qingran determined the prop method that she could return here again, and didn't ask much, just nodded, and walked towards the left rear, Jiang Xian glanced back at the statue again, and then followed Xu Qingran.

[Civet Statue: Special prop, must be placed in the soil, after successful placement, it will form a defensive cover with the statue as the center of the circle within a radius of two meters, and the owner can choose to teleport to the location of the statue in an emergency. 】

Jun Yao shuttled between the tall trees, her eyes swept around, looking for any suspicious buildings, but in her sight there were weeds except for trees, and the sunlight passed through the branches of the tall canopies, and the golden light sometimes hit the ground, sometimes disappeared, like stars twinkling.

Ai Yu was also observing the surrounding situation, and then her afterglow fell on Shen Junyao, and when she saw her so serious, she frowned.

Shen Junyao...... Xu Qingran's attitude towards her made Ai Yu care too much, although Jun Yao is a rare wise man, her acumen and reasoning are very admirable, she can match Xu Qingran, and even surpass Xu Qingran at some times. But Ai Yu and Xu Qingran have completed the task three times together, and they have seen many talented people like Jun Yao, and some people are better than Jun Yao, but Xu Qingran is unmoved. This is the first time that Xu Qingran cares so much about a person.

Why?

Ai Yu really couldn't figure it out.

Just as he was pondering, he suddenly heard Jun Yao's voice in doubt, so Ai Yu stopped and turned his head to look at her, "What's wrong?" ”

Jun Yao reached out and grabbed the white rose petals floating in the air, looked down carefully, and then she just gave Ai Yu a look, and then set her eyes in front of her.

Ai Yu also looked towards the place Jun Yao was looking at, only to see a white light in the distance, which was particularly dazzling among the dense and dim trees, which seemed to be a very open area. The rose petals held by Jun Yao were floating from the place of white light, and the cold wind in the forest sent the white petals, one after another, brushing Ai Yu's side, falling on her shoulders, echoing at her feet, like a silent temptation.

Jun Yao frowned, looked down at the bunch of keys in his hand, it was already very close to the agreed hour, "Ai Yu, the time is almost up." Shall we go back first? ”

"But there...... It's clear that there's something. Ai Yu was a little hesitant, as if he wanted to directly step forward to confirm what was behind the white light in the distance. Jun Yao felt that Ai Yu's state was a little strange, so she hurriedly took a few steps forward to her side, reached out and grabbed Ai Yu's arm, "Anyway, there is a mark, let's turn back the way we came first, tell the others about this matter, and then everyone will go over together." ”

"But......" Ai Yu's gaze kept locking on the dazzling white light in the distance, Jun Yao felt that it would hurt her eyes to see such an intensity of light after staying in a dark environment for a long time, and couldn't help but look away to let her eyes rest, but Ai Yu didn't show any discomfort at all, she kept looking at the white light.

Ai Yu's state is not right.

Jun Yao hurriedly stretched out her hand and shook it in front of Ai Yu's eyes, but Ai Yu still didn't react, so Jun Yao stood in front of Ai Yu, and she saw that Ai Yu's eyes were blank and empty, as if she had lost consciousness and couldn't do it autonomously.

"Ai Yu!" Jun Yao felt that Ai Yu was in an evil spirit, or that he was controlled, and all in all, it was not a good state. How do I wake up Ai Yu?

Pain is the most primitive and effective method.

So Jun Yao pinched Ai Yu's hand, and sure enough, Ai Yu frowned and felt pain, and instantly regained her clarity, she took a step back and looked at Jun Yao, "What are you doing?" Pinch me what to do! It hurts! ”

Ai Yu's gaze was about to look towards the place where the white light was, but Jun Yao stretched out his hand to cover the sight of his eyes, "Don't look, that white light is weird." ”

"What......?"

"You were just bewitched by the white light, are you unconscious?"

"I remember that I was in this white light, and then ...... yes, and then I was unconscious. ”

Jun Yao forced Ai Yu to turn around and pushed her in the direction she came, "Let's go back and meet them first and explain the situation here." I've marked it anyway, and we'll find out later. ”

"Okay." Only then did Ai Yu react that Jun Yao's action just now saved him, and his anger was gone, and he swallowed it. She looked at Jun Yao's side face and always felt that something was not right.

What's wrong?

Before seeing that white light, Jun Yao noticed the existence of the white light earlier than her, and she looked at it for a longer time, why wasn't Shen Junyao bewitched?

Not only that, but there seem to be details that people care about very much......

It's time for the white rose petals to appear!

At that time, Shen Junyao reached out to catch the petals, and then she showed an extremely strange look, like the familiarity and joy of reuniting after a long absence after seeing the old friend.

Why did Shen Junyao show such a demeanor?

As if he had noticed that Ai Yu had been staring at her, Jun Yao tilted her head to look at her with some confusion, stealing a puzzled glance at her, "What's wrong?" Is there something wrong with me? ”

Ai Yu didn't know how to answer her for a while, after all, this was just some of her own subjective feelings, and she didn't know Jun Yao very well, in case she misunderstood her, it would be bad.

So Ai Yu shook his head, "It's nothing, let's go back and join them quickly." ”